Bob Jones’ Jasmine Jones named Gatorade Player of Year: Tennessee signee averaged double-double for the season Bob Jones’ Jasmine Jones averaged 20-plus points and 12 rebounds per game this past season. (The Birmingham News/Jasmine Jones) HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Jasmine Jones fell a game short of leading her team to another Class 6A title, but the… » Read more on al.com
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North-South All-Stars named for volleyball: MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Twenty-four outstanding junior volleyball players from across the state have been named to the North-South squads for the 16th annual Alabama All-Star Sports Week competition scheduled in Montgomery July 9-13, according to an announcement by Alvin Briggs, Director of the Alabama High School… » Read more on al.com
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Former Madison Academy star propels Wallace State tournament victory: TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – Wallace State sophomore Haley Stewart has served as the women’s basketball team’s 3-point specialist all season. It was a pair of Stewart buckets inside the arc that made the difference, however, on Monday afternoon, helping the second-seeded Lady Lions edge Alabama Southern 70-64 in the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC)/Region 22 tournament at Shelton State’s Umphrey Center. (Wallace… » Read more on al.com
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Long day becomes even longer for area teams in state title games: BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Starting just shy of 2 p.m. on Saturday, five area teams with five sets of dreams took to the court at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center.Coach by coach, player by player, one game after the other. An endless parade of the pride of Madison County, save one just across the Tennessee River.It’s… » Read more on al.com
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Class 6A girls final: Hoover 44, Bob Jones 26: BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – There were 52 seconds remaining in Saturday’’s Class 6A girls state title game when Jasmine Jones toed the foul line for the second of two free throws.The Bob Jones senior took her stance, sighted the shot and sent the ball toward … » Read more on al.com
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Class 5A girls final: Brewer 65, Valley 43: BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – It took 40 years, but Brewer can finally call itself state champion. Sophomore Riley Northway was the catalyst, but senior Courtney Oldacre also played a vital role as the Lady Patriots broke the school’s title drought Saturday against Valley. Brewer went out to an early lead and never waned in a 65-43 victory at the Birmingham-Jefferson … » Read more on al.com
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Class 4A boys championship: Midfield 46, Butler 45: BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Brutal.That’s the first word that comes to mind and perhaps the best word to describe Midfield 46, Butler 45.How else to explain freshman Tawarren Grant’s 28-foot sideways heave that banked into the basket as time expired Saturday at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, giving the Patriots the Class 4A state championship?Brutal, that’s how.One moment, the Rebels … » Read more on al.com
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Final 48 live stream, day five: Championship Saturday: 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A state champions will be crowned today, the last day of games at the Final 48 high school basketball tournament in Birmingham. BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Eight state champions will be crowned today, the last day of games at the Final 48 high school… » Read more on al.com
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With freshmen sprouting, Tide has been springing: Levi Randolph, Trevor Lacey, Rodney Cooper and Nick Jacobs have been blossoming as Alabama reaches the end of its regular season with a Saturday game at Ole Miss. Watch video TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – Seeds were planted on Nov. 11, when Alabama opened … » Read more on al.com
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Bob Jones girls find support from unexpected corner of BJCC: BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – They walked onto the court not expecting much of a reception. They departed after getting one they never saw coming.Bob Jones girls, No. 1 in the state in Class 6A and No. 9 in the nation according to USA Today, tipped off against sixth-ranked Davidson during the lunch hour Friday at … » Read more on al.com
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Hazel Green seeks first state championship since 1967: BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – In the aftermath of a thrilling semifinal victory, Hazel Green senior Willie Spencer was already forming a game plan for today’s Class 6A boys basketball championship game clash with Carver-Montgomery. “We’ve got to bring it,’’ said Spencer, the… » Read more on al.com
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Class 6A Girls Semifinal: Bob Jones 55, Davidson 34: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Davidson found itself on the wrong side of fate Friday. No. 1 Bob Jones rolled over the Warriors, 55-34, at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Arena to set up a fourth straight Class 6A girls championship match with Hoover. The Patriots (36-2) didn’t need their best performance in the semifinals. Davidson … » Read more on al.com
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Hazel Green students arrive safely in Birmingham: BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Buses bringing Hazel Green students to the Final 48 made it all the way to the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center on Friday. Meanwhile, Bob Jones students, who left about an hour later bound of the same destination, were turned back as their buses neared Cullman with the threat of tornadoes sweeping the region. “Safety first,” Bob Jones girls basketball coach… » Read more on al.com
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Class 6A girls state semifinal: Bob Jones 55, Davidson 34: BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Defending state champion Bob Jones built a big halftime lead by limiting Davidson to just 3-of-20 shooting in the first half and cruised to a 55-34 victory over the Warriors in today’s Class 6A semifinals at BJCC Arena. The Patriots (25-2), … » Read more on al.com
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AHSAA postpones Final 48 events for later tonight: AHSAA expects the final game on Final 48 to begin at 8:45 pm on Saturday Alabama High School Athletic Association Executive Director Steve Savarese announced this afternoon that Friday evening’s Final 48 state basketball championship games will be postponed until Saturday morning. Savarese said that his communications with the National Weather Service revealed three … » Read more on al.com